void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(115200);
  PrintResult(42);
  PrintResult(-32768);
  PrintResult(32767);
  PrintResult(-50000);
  PrintResult(50000);

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
}

void PrintResult(float value) {
  uint8_t LowByte  = long(value) & 0xFF;
  uint8_t HighByte = (long(value) & 0xFF00) >> 8;
  int16_t MyResult = (HighByte << 8) + LowByte;
  Serial.print("Result: ");
  Serial.print(MyResult);
  Serial.print("\tInput:");
  Serial.println(value);
}